Why shared electric scooters are so popular among short-distance movers

In short-distance travel scenarios in European and American countries, electric scooters are becoming more and more popular, and their market share is increasing significantly. Compared with bicycles, cars and other modes of transportation, electric scooters have the following advantages:

Lightweight and portable: Most electric scooters are lightweight, which not only facilitates short-distance movement within 5 kilometers, but can also be carried on the subway, or easily loaded into the trunk of a car for use in combination with other means of transportation.

Efficient and convenient: Electric scooters have large motors, high efficiency, and low noise. They usually have a maximum speed of more than 20km/h, which is much faster than bicycles.

Low-carbon and environmentally friendly: When traveling on a scooter, you don’t have to worry about exhaust emissions, traffic jams, parking difficulties, etc. It can be described as a truly green travel.

In the post-epidemic era, maintaining social distance is still the key point for epidemic prevention. People are more inclined to choose non-enclosed transportation modes to travel, which undoubtedly makes electric scooters, a micro-mobility tool, more popular.

How to share scooters

The scooter product itself already has many advantages, so how to go one step further and turn an ordinary scooter into a smart scooter that can be shared?

The key to realizing intelligent remote monitoring lies in the IoT central control unit.

IoT terminal equipment manufacturers represented by China Mobile Communications have developed an IoT central control unit tailored for shared scooters that interacts with the scooter's electronic control unit (ECU) to achieve remote switch locks, body control, real-time positioning, and data communication. and a series of functions, weaving electric scooters on the street into an Internet of Things.

Similar to the operation steps of shared bicycles, the familiar APP to find a car, scan the code to use the car, and return the car are all based on the IoT central control unit.

Move to join hands with industry leading players

As early as a few years ago when shared electric scooters were in the ascendant, Yiwei entered the market early and joined hands with industry leading manufacturers to create a complete shared scooter solution, accumulating rich knowledge and practical experience in vehicle control system integration. Today, the company has a number of mature products that support leading players in the sharing economy.

In the first half of 2021, the company continued to explore the micro-mobility transportation market. According to the 2021 semi-annual report of Miwei, the company achieved sales revenue of nearly 100 million yuan in the electric scooter and bicycle market in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of more than 400%.